[Eg-oversight-board] Fwd: Evergreen participation in Outreachy?

[Kathy Lussier]

Sorry, I hit ' Send' too quickly.

According to https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/InfoForOrgs, the 
cost to organizations for participation this year is $6,500.

Kathy


On 09/02/2016 08:22 AM, Kathy Lussier wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Outreachy (formerly Outreach Program for Women) is happening again. 
> The administrators are asking if there is any interest in 
> participating from the Evergreen community.
>
> I'm also linking to the EOB thread from the last time this question 
> was raised - 
> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/pipermail/eg-oversight-board/2016-February/001209.html.
>
> FWIW, I stand by the comments I made in that previous thread.
>
> Kathy
>
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: 	Evergreen participation in Outreachy?
> Date: 	Thu, 1 Sep 2016 14:11:16 -0700
> From: 	Sarah Sharp <saharabeara at gmail.com>
> To: 	Kathy Lussier <klussier at masslnc.org>
> CC: 	outreachy-admins at gnome.org
>
>
>
> Hi Kathy,
>
> The Outreachy program is looking for organizations to participate in
> round 13.  Do you think Evergreen would be willing to participate again?
> The round will open on September 12, and the sooner Evergreen is listed,
> the more likely you'll get strong applicants.
>
> Sarah Sharp
>
> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Sarah A Sharp<sarah at thesharps.us>  wrote:
> > Dear coordinators and mentors,
> >
> > Thank you for being a part of our outreach program! The next round for
> > Outreachy is scheduled to open on September 12, with an application deadline
> > of October 17. Internships will run from December 6 to March 6.
> >
> > If your organization is interested in participating in the next round,
> > please update your landing page, and let us know by September 7 if you will
> > participate. Organization coordinators and mentors, please coordinate on the
> > following:
> >
> >  * Review set up information at
> >https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/GettingStarted
> >  * Secure funding for your org to sponsor at least one intern ($6,500)
> >  * Update your org's landing page
> >  * List your project ideas and recruit other mentors
> >  * Let us know atoutreachy-admins at gnome.org  that your org is participating
> >  * Start spreading the word about your org's internships - no need to wait
> > for September 12
> >
> > We plan on having a twitter chat about Outreachy on Wednesday, September 21,
> > to spotlight the organizations that are participating, and allow orgs to
> > answer any questions people have. Participation in the chat is optional, but
> > if you do want to participate, being able to link to a blog post that
> > describes why you're passionate about your project would help us promote
> > your project.
> >
> > The updated resources for the upcoming round are:
> >
> >  *https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/2016/DecemberMarch  - a page with a
> > timeline and participating organizations listing.
> >
> >  *https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/InfoForOrgs  and
> >https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/InfoForOrgs/Proposal  - these pages
> > have motivation and information for sponsorship; you can use and customize
> > the text from the Proposal page to approach companies about sponsorship
> > (please do a quick check with Karen, Marina, and myself at
> >outreachy-admins at gnome.org  alias first to make sure we coordinate any
> > efforts to approach the same company).
> >
> >  *https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy/Admin/GettingStarted  - please review
> > this page when you are updating the landing page for your organization.
> >
> >  *https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy#Contracts  - please make all people who
> > volunteer as mentors in your organization aware that they will need to sign
> > a contract similar to this to be a mentor in the program. Interns cannot be
> > paid until their mentors sign the contract, so it is important that mentors
> > sign the contract as soon as the application system opens on September 12.
> >
> >  *https://wiki.gnome.org/Outreachy#Eligibility  - last year we expanded the
> > Outreachy program to include underrepresented people of color
> > underrepresented in tech in the U.S.  Outreachy continues to be open
> > internationally to women (cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people.
> >
> > Please contact Karen, Marina, and myself atoutreachy-admins at gnome.org  alias
> > if you have any questions. We hope you can join us for this round!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sarah Sharp
> >

-- 
Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
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